From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Feb 13 13:45:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA15574 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 13:45:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA15450 for ; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 13:44:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA10233; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 21:38:56 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id WAA05895; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 22:38:56 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19980213223855.57297@follo.net> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 22:38:55 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund To: "Daniel O'Connor" , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GGI Problem.. References: <199802130437.PAA13183@cain.gsoft.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <199802130437.PAA13183@cain.gsoft.com.au>; from Daniel O'Connor on Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 03:07:09PM +1030 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 03:07:09PM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > Well, I fixed the linking problem with libggi by adding the -r flag to the > link process.. I am not actually sure what effect it has, and I can't test it > since the rest of GGI doesn't exist yet... > > Anyone feel like enlightening me? :) (From memory of the man page). -r makes ld create a new object file, suitable for another pass through ld. This is useful together with symorder to restrict symbol exposure at some points in the link process. You're not getting an executable, though - you're getting an object that isn't finished with linking. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message